armed soldier

collocation in English

meaningsofarmedandsoldier

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armed
adjective
uk
/ɑːmd/us
/ɑːrmd/
using or ...
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soldier
noun[C]
uk
/ˈsəʊl.dʒər/us
/ˈsoʊl.dʒɚ/
a person who is in an army and wears its uniform, especially someone who fights when there is ...
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(Definition ofarmedandsoldierfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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All those are qualities highly valuable in anarmedsoldierin time of war.
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Anarmedsoldieror an armed policeman has a duty to place his life at risk to protect the public.
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There was anarmedsoldierat the door.
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Her left arm gestures thearmedsoldierto continue fighting and her right lightly restrains the wounded figure from further combat.
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Vehicular and foot patrols of armed soldiers moved up and down the streets and alleys twenty-four hours a day.
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Armed soldiers in uniforms were now highly visible in the everyday life of the burghers.
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Nothing can come in as it is ringed by armed soldiers and no one can go out.
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Every half a mile our bus was stopped and searched by armed soldiers, despite arrangements having been made to allow us to pass.
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There is another serious side to the presence of armed soldiers patrolling and containing the occupied territories.
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There are 18-year-olds who have known nothing but violence and armed soldiers on their streets.
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In 1990, there were 1,750 armed soldiers in the investment area, but by 1998 this had increased to 11,230 and two artillery units.
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There is an obvious discriminatory disparity in this agreement against our armed soldiers.
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It will not be achieved by armed soldiers or police.
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We introduced 100,000 armed soldiers, not to pacify the land, but to put up a senseless military dictatorship which has now existed for some months with increasing terror.
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On landing, they are surrounded by armed soldiers.
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Later that night, following the brief intervention of ten armed soldiers on horses, order was restored in the city.
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There were no heavy armed soldiers with dogs in the stadium.
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Over 250 armed soldiers and police were on hand to protect against any likely political demonstrations.
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